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Sort by date 16,384 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Why Distracted Driving Cases Can Be Tough To Prove Without A Lawyer
May-15-23 Santa Clara, CA Distracted driving is when a motorist engages in behavior or activity that takes their attention away from the act of driving, possibly resulting in traffic collisions . A significant percentage of drivers admit to making mistakes while on their cell phones. California is among the states that have banned text messaging for all drivers. Th... - Five Guys and California Plaintiff’s Fifth Agreement Nearing Settlement
May-12-23 Santa Clara, CA A class action lawsuit alleging the Five Guys violated California labor laws by denying its workers breaks and overtime pay has reached a fifth proposed settlement. The $1.2 million deal involves 2,206 non-exempt workers at the gourmet burger chain. In a brief filed April 13, 2023 , the Five Guys employees urged U.S. District Jud... - Another WARN complaint Hurled at Twitter
May-9-23 San Francisco, CA A former Twitter employee has filed a California labor complaint accusing the social media platform of violating the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, the California WARN Act and the California labor code by failing to give workers requisite notice of companywide layoffs. Plaintiff Eitan Adler’s... - Johnson & Johnson Offers $8.9 Billion to Settle Talcum Powder Lawsuits
Apr-29-23 Newark, NJ On April 4, Johnson & Johnson made a new offer of $8.9 billion to settle tens of thousands of talcum powder lawsuits . The lawsuits allege that widespread asbestos contamination of the company’s talc products caused users to suffer from mesothelioma and various gynecological cancers. There may be less than meets the eye here, thoug... - Ninth Circuit Overturns California’s “No Forced Arbitration Law”
Apr-30-23 Sacramento, CA In February, the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts California Assembly Bill 51 (AB51). These sections of California labor law were designed to protect employees from having to choose between a job and the legal right to have disputes resolved in court. The law has been a target of employer groups since i... - Can PFAS and PFOAs be Scrubbed from Drinking Water?
Apr-27-23 Washington, DC New reports suggest that technological innovations may be effective in scrubbing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS/PFOA) “forever chemicals” from the nation’s drinking water. These innovations suggest part of a prospective remedy for the widespread health and environmental damage caused by these chemicals. It is c... - Community Hospice Slammed with California Wage and Hour Class Action
Apr-28-23 Santa Clara, CA Current and former employees of California-based Community Hospice Inc. have filed a class action lawsuit asking nearly $5 million in alleged unpaid wages during the COVID pandemic. The complaint also alleges meal and rest periods were not provided. Plaintiffs allege that they were required to work even when they were clocked out for meal... - SAG-AFTRA Health Plan To Pay $15M To Wrap ERISA Suit
Apr-27-23 Santa Clara, CA The SAG-AFTRA Health Plan has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The ERISA lawsuit , initially filed in 2020 by late actor and former SAG president, Ed Asner, and nine other defendants claimed that the health plan improperly denied... - New Study Links Monsanto’s Roundup to Children’s Liver Disease
Apr-21-23 Santa Clara, CA A new study has determined that metabolic disorders and liver diseases are increasing among youth and young adults. Researchers at the University of California Berkeley’s School of Public Health after studying mothers and children in Salinas Valley, California, have linked this disturbing increase to the use of glyphosate--the most wi... - 6 Ways Motorcycle Accident Victims Can Receive Maximum Compensation with a Personal Injury Lawyer
Apr-20-23 Santa Clara, CA Motorcycle accidents are gruesome realities of road life. Even after wearing protective gear, disfigurement, amputations, and paralysis is common with motorcycle accidents . Depending on the place of impact, even the best helmet in the market won’t prevent some form of brain injury. However, not all accidents are fatal or catastrophi... - Grubhub Owes Misclassified Former Driver $65 – with Implications
Apr-17-23 San Francisco, CA A Grubhub delivery driver, who accused the food delivery company in 2015 of withholding minimum wage and overtime pay from drivers and that drivers are owed reimbursements for costs accrued through deliveries has been awarded $65.11 – yes, and eleven cents—for California minimal wage violation . The judge ruled that the... - Trial Set for Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuit
Apr-14-23 Santa Clara, CA The third Bard hernia mesh bellwether trial has been rescheduled from May – it will now begin in October. The hernia mesh lawsuits address claims that the Bard PerFix Plug is defectively designed and caused painful and serious issues after hernia repair. Bellwether Trials The three bellwether trials have been established to he... - West Marine Products to Settle California Labor Law Violations
Apr-12-23 Santa Clara, CA West Marine Products has likely learned that it doesn’t pay to stiff your employees for overtime pay and meal breaks. After it was hit with to California labor lawsuits , the boating supply products company went after its insurer to cover the lawsuits. West Marine Wage and Hour Violations Back in 2014 Karen Taylor and Paulisa F... - Camp LeJeune First Hearing
Apr-13-23 Raleigh, NC The first Camp Lejeune hearing to hold the government accountable for victims—Marines and their families-- who were sickened by toxic water at Marine Base Camp Lejeune was held on April 5, 2023. Two Camp Lejeune survivors present were Jerry Ensminger, whose daughter passed away after battling leukemia, and Mike Partain, a male bre... - Walmart Faces More Discrimination Complaints
Apr-10-23 Charlotte, NC Walmart has been slammed with two more disability discrimination lawsuits, both filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The retail giant is accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and federal law for terminating employees due to disability -related leave and absences. Clearly Walmart didn’t lear... - Hair Straightener Lawsuits Growing
Apr-6-23 Santa Clara, CA Soon after a study published by the National Institute of Health (NIH) in October 2022 found that Black women who frequently used chemical hair straightening products were at higher risk for uterine cancer compared to women who did not report using hair relaxers, dozens of lawsuits were filed (mainly by Black women) against L... - CPAP Sleep Machine Recall Update
Apr-5-23 Santa Clara, CA Almost two years after the Philips CPAP recall of more than two million Dream Station Machines, the FDA has issued yet another update due to more serious health issues being reported due to defective foam–and the agency may have contributed to more consumers suffering with sleep apnea. Philips recalled its machines in June... - Investigating the California Wage Theft Investigators
Mar-30-23 Sacramento, CA Last year nearly 19,000 workers filed claims with the state of California for at least $338 million in lost or stolen wages alleging wage theft by their employers. But the Golden State consistently breaks its own law by not meeting deadlines for resolving cases. The Labor Commissioner’s office has provided data that shows many Califor... - What Now? Retirement Plan Cybertheft Is ERISA Lawsuit To Watch
Apr-3-23 New York, NY On October 6, 2021, when Paula Disberry submitted a claim for benefits from the Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees Savings and Investment Plan (Plan”), she discovered that $750,000 in retirement savings was gone. She’d been robbed. Plan fiduciaries tut-tutted that this was certainly a terrible thing, but insisted that they did no... - Camp Lejeune Litigation Logjam
Mar-29-23 Wilmington, NC From Camp Lejeune plaintiffs’ perspective, it seems like the Navy and Marine Corps are missing in action. Over six months since the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA) has passed, not one Camp Lejeune contaminated water lawsuit has been settled. Instead, wrongful death complaints are increasing. Litigation Logjam Frustrated attorne...